I am so excited!! A winner has been chosen!! See the rafflecopter below to see if you’re our lucky winner! If you’ve won, we will contact you right away! If you are not the lucky winner, don’t fret – we have a surprise for all of our amazing readers! If you’d like to join in on a Spartan Race in your city, enter the coupon code SPARTANBLOGGER at checkout to receive 10% off the cost of your race! I hope to see lots of muddy race pictures from ALL of you soon!
Trust me, I completely get it… you’ve had a long day, work was draining, you’re exhausted and the last thing you want to do is work out. Some days it?s nearly impossible to muster up the energy to get yourself moving again after spending your entire day running around and answering to everyone else’s needs?even IF you promised yourself you would get that workout in after the kids went to bed.
Unfortunately, with so much busy-ness in our lives, it?s far too easy to break promises and cancel plans with the most important person in the world: Ourselves.
So how do we remedy this and get ourselves on track? With?drumroll?.an accountabilibuddy! ?A what-a-bili-buddy,? you ask?? You heard me right ? an accountabilibuddy?a fun little term the fitness community has used for years. An accountabilibuddy is a buddy that holds you accountable. It?s as simple as that.
When you have someone else counting on you wake up early to work out and be there to push them, you?re MUCH more likely to get the job done?AND to have fun doing it! Let?s face it ? everything is more fun with a friend.
One of Chris? and my absolute favorite ways to get our exercise in and have fun at the same time is by participating in local weekend events. Competitions, 5Ks, 10Ks, and obstacle course races (with every theme and cause imaginable) are popping up all across the nation, making it so easy to find a fun event to participate in with a friend or group of friends! While we love them all, some of our favorites are the Spartan Races. SUCH a blast! Who doesn?t want to channel their inner-beast by jumping over fire, scaling walls, running through mud, crawling under barbed wire ? all while running uphill in some gnarly?terrain? The adrenaline rush is unreal, and the sense of accomplishment after is even better.
Well, get this. Spartan has just announced their very own Spartan Cruise , featuring a Private Island Race! An opportunity for you and your accountabilibuddy to explore the Caribbean AND get your Spartan on. You can even bring the kiddos along!
Best part is next: Spartan is giving away a trip for TWO (cruise + airfare for you and your accountabilibuddy) on their March 2015 Caribbean cruise. Click here for details on how you can win!
In the meantime – while we wait for the cruise to set sail – I?m giving away one free entrance to a Spartan Race near you! Using the Rafflecopter below, leave a comment telling me why you want to compete in a Spartan Race and a lucky winner will be randomly selected and announced Thursday, August 28th.
Xoxo,
Heidi
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524 Responses
Last year I did the spartan in phoenix. On about mile 3 I was pulling the cinder block chains up the hill and in a total freak thing, I turned funny and broke my foot. The paramedics told me if they carted me back, the race was over for me. I was participating with a local fire chief friend and my uncle and I told them I was going to earn that dang medal at the end! I wasn’t going to have a broken foot for nothing! So I hobbled the rest of the way and they helped me with the obstacles. I would love to do spartan again and finish it strong, and prove to myself I can do it!
I would love the chance to accomplish something challenging that is not a health issue. I have survived cancer twice and that to me was a challenge. Now that I’m 34 all I can think about is was there anything I could of done different to change the outcome but there is nothing I could of done and even if there walkouts of been I wouldn’t change anything I’ve done or been through. Now I wanna feel that I accomplished something awesome and this would the perfect chance. Thanks for your time and both you and Chris are amazing people
I’d love to win! I love races and think this one sounds so fun and challenging.
What a better way to get motivated! Sounds like fun!!
It is a great thing to keep me motivated and have something to work towards. I’ve been up and down the last couple years (weight, emotions, exercising, etc) and need the motivation to get back in it.
I have always wanted to run a Spartan race. I am currently working on losing 100lbs and this would be a wonderful goal to reach for. I would love the opportunity to accomplish this! Thank you for the chance!
November 2013 I embarked on a journey to lose weight and finally start fighting for myself. I’ve learned so much on this weight loss journey! I was sexually abused as a child and learned to hide my feelings in food…if losing weight has taught me anything it’s this: I AM WORTH FIGHTING FOR! I learned that sexual abuse does not define me…but the way I respond to what has happened to me is what defines me. Since November I’ve gone from 320 pounds to 219 pounds (weight today)! It has been such a challenge but one of the best things I could’ve done for myself. My sister, Erika, is a runner and she is the one who has inspired me, motivated me, encouraged me, and lifted me up when I didn’t think I could keep going. I’d love to have the opportunity to go compete in the Spartan race and give back just a fraction of what she has given me. Having a moment like the Spartan Race with my sister would be beyond my greatest imagination!
This would be a dream come true!
Ive already done Spartan race before, but I want to challenge mysels again and improve my time.
I would.love to beat my time from this year